This item has been sold, but you can enter your email address to be notified if another example becomes available.
|
||
|
|
|
|
Stock# 7023
Description
Decorative map of Asia, colored by countries. Shows cities, mountains, rivers, lakes, islands, tec. Compass Rose and Title Cartouche. Emanuel Bowen was the Royal Geographer in London for a number of years in the mid-18th Century and was one of the most prolific map publishers of his time.
Emanuel Bowen Biography
Emanuel Bowen (1694?-1767) was a British engraver and print seller. He was most well-known for his atlases and county maps. Although he died in poverty, he was widely acknowledged for his expertise and was appointed as mapmaker to both George II of England and Louis XV of France. His business was carried on by his son, Thomas Bowen. He also trained many apprentices, two of whom became prominent mapmakers, Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffreys.
![Carte des parties Nord et Est de L'Asie qui comprend les costes de Russie asiatique le Kamschatka, le Iesso et les isles du Japon…[insets of Alaska, West, AZ and Conibas]](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/84040.jpg)
